Strange men [Lyric poem]

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Sulway, Nike. 2018. Strange men [Lyric poem]. Australia. English Association, Sydney Branch.

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Title	Strange men [Lyric poem]
Type of Work	Textual work
Author	Sulway, Nike
Year	2018
Publisher or Commissioning Body	English Association, Sydney Branch
Place of Publication	Australia
Web Address (URL)	https://southerlylitmag.com.au/long-paddock-for-southerly-78-3-violence/
Description of Work	Lyric poem.
Keywords	lyric poetry, Australian poetry, rape
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020	360201. Creative writing (incl. scriptwriting)
Public Notes	Issue theme: Violence. Copyright will remain with the authors, and the material cannot be further republished without authorial permission.
Byline Affiliations	School of Arts and Communication
Journal Title	Southerly: a review of Australian literature
Volume	78
Number of Pages	2
Institution of Origin	University of Southern Queensland
ISSN	0038-3732

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